Clark-Keningston Paint Bathroom Redo

It’s time for another top secret confession. I hate to paint. The smell, the mess, the amount of time required to do a good job are daunting to me. That’s why I hadn’t updated the kids’ bathroom in 10 years.  “We really need to paint,” my husband insisted. “Yes, yes,” I would reply, “We will soon.”  Clark-Kennsington gave me the boost I needed when they offered me a gallon of paint from their new spring collection.  I conferred with my family on the color choices available and then chose one I liked, Apple Tart. 

 The first thing that I noticed about the Clark+Kensington paint when I opened it was the low odor.  Usually paint fumes give me a severe headache and trigger my allergies.  I was afraid this would happen since I was painting in a small room but it didn’t.  Since I painted when no one was home but me, I waited to see the reaction of the rest of the family when they arrived home. None of them could smell the paint fumes.  “Have you started painting yet?” They asked. “I’m done,” I informed them. “But I don’t smell anything!” they said. 

 Another plus with the Clark+Kensington was that it included paint+primer. I hate to have to put several coats of paint on the wall to cover up the former color or spend time putting primer on the walls before I paint.  I used less than half the can of paint to cover my entire bathroom. Granted, I was painting the walls a darker color but the paint went on smoothly with a roller and did a good job covering strange marks on the wall. I did find a black mark approximately two inches in diameter on one wall that took two coats to cover.  On the detailed work, like around the trim where I used a small paintbrush, I had to apply two coats as well.